Plant Growth & Development

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Plant Growth & Development Unit Summary
This table identifies the location in the PG&D unit where particular enhancements fit. They were written by the team members to be utilized in their classrooms during the academic year ’15-’16.
Lesson #
 Lesson Name
 Enhancements
 Duration
1
 What do you know about plants?
 What do plants need to grow and develop? - CER Enhancement
<PlantGrowth_Gr3_Lesson1&16_CER_WhatDoPlantsNeed>

NOTE - this is a pre/post CER which would also be given with Lesson 16
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 5-10min
2
 What is inside a seed?
 Is a seed a system? - CER Enhancement
<PlantGrowth_Gr3_Lesson2_CER_IsSeedASystem>
 1 class
3
 Planting seeds

4
 Thinning & Transplanting

5
 How does your plant grow?

6
 Observing leaves & flower buds

7
 Observing the growth spurt

8
 Why are bees important?

9
 Getting a handle on your bee
 Designing a model pollinator - Engineering Enhancement

<PlantGrowth_Gr3_Lesson9_Eng_ModelPollinator>
NOTE: This enhancement is meant to be done AFTER lesson 9, but the lesson 8 will be condensed as instructed in enhancement lesson plan.

Is a bee a system? - CER Enhancement
<PlantGrowth_Gr3_Lesson9_CER_IsBeeASystem>
 1-2 classes


1 class
10
 Looking at flowers

11
 Pollinating flowers
 How to pollinate plants if we don’t have bees? - Engineering Enhancement
<PlantGrowth_Gr3_Lesson11_Eng_AlternativePollinators>

OR

Designing a pollinator garden - Engineering Enhancement
<PlantGrowth_Gr3_Lesson11_Eng_DesignPollinatorGarden>
NOTE: this Enigneering enhancement should happen AFTER lesson 11.
 3 classes


See template
12
 Observing pods

12.5
 Student planned experiment
 Fair Test [light&dark] - CER Enhancement
<PlantGrowth_Gr3_Lesson12.5_CER_LightDarkPlants>
 See template
13/14
 Making a brassica model & making a bee model

15
 Interpreting Graphs

16
 How do plants produce more plants?
 What do plants need to grow and develop? - CER Enhancement
<PlantGrowth_Gr3_Lesson1&16_CER_WhatDoPlantsNeed>

NOTE - this is a pre/post CER which would also be given with Lesson 1
 5-10min
Group Members:
Cathy Alward, Dan Barkley, Lisa Boveng, Heather Christothoulou, Tiffany Evenstad, Ruben Gonzales, Julie Keller, Megan Lashley, Martha May, Houng Nguyen, Chris Paul & Jessica Thomashow